Highland Legacy held up in rear, steady headway over 3f out, led inside final 2f, hung badly right inside final furlong but soon well clear

Mister Completely held up in rear, headway over 3f out, stayed on under pressure from over 1f out, took 2nd well inside final furlong but never any chance with winner

Squadron held up in rear, headway and not much room over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to press for 2nd final furlong but never any chance with winner

Mind How You Go led, ridden and narrowly headed 3f out, stayed pressing leaders and disputed 2nd inside final furlong, never any chance with winner and one pace

Baan chased leader, slight lead 3f out until headed inside final 2f, outpaced inside final furlong

Last Flight chased leaders, ridden to disputed 2nd over 1f out but never any chance with winner and outpaced inside final furlong

Sweetheart chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong

Sa Nau chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong

Isle De Maurice in rear and ridden along from halfway, never reached leaders

Esprit De Corps held up, headway 4f out, not much room when ridden over 2f out, never in contention and eased when no chance well inside final furlong

Hawridge King in touch, ridden to chase leaders over 3f out, weakened from 2f out

Rock ´N´ Roller chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened from inside final 2f

Synonymy chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out

Historic Place always towards rear

River City ridden halfway, always in rear

Tavares always towards rear

Nothing happened quickly in this 2m handicap, but 3yo HIGHLAND LEGACY, who was returning from a four-month break having suffered several niggling problems, stepped up markedly on his efforts over shorter to run out a ready, if somewhat wayward winner. Held up towards the outer, he had reached a stalking position by the time they had reached the straight and his rider oozed confidence as he opted to delay the winner's kick for home. When asked he gradually came clear, despite hanging across to the stands' rail, and was value for a bit more than the official winning margin. There is no reason why he cannot develop into a smart staying handicapper for next season and he should prove just as effective at 1m6f when the ground is slow.

Mister Completely came into this off the back of a dreadful effort at Warwick, but he handled the ground well and come home strongly to snatch second, bouncing right back to something like his best. He is back on his last winning mark.

Squadron, a dual 1m6f winner earlier in the season, ran well off this mark at Salisbury last week and it was no surprise to see him run well in ground he handles. This effort suggested he is still progressing.

Baan failed to improve for first-time blinkers on his previous run and this hike up in trip looked a last resort. He ran quite well, having been up there from an early stage, but has not won for two years and that run is likely to continue.

Last Flight, a 2m winner in heavy ground earlier in the season, stays all day and should really have shone under these conditions. The first-time visor failed to bring any improvement.

Sweetheart, off the same mark as when not beaten far at Bath last time, travelled well into contention, but she could not race on when it mattered and remains winless in handicaps.

Esprit De Corps, not seen since finishing fourth in a 2m5f handicap at Glorious Goodwood, is fine in the ground and should really have done better, being strongly ridden turning into the straight before being eased off.

Hawridge King has been running well in defeat and is another who should have done better in ground he handles. (MB)

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